Introduction

Go proverbs summarize wisdom in easy-to-remember phrases. The proverbs apply often and are regularly used in game comments. Still, one must always evaluate whether or not they apply in a particular situation. Often there's more than one proverb which applies. Sometimes they are even contradictory. Therefore, one proverb says Don't follow proverbs blindly. [1] Common sense must still be used.

Not all of the proverbs listed here summarize traditional go wisdom. Some are of recent vintage, devised by amateurs. These are italicized.